Fariman
City in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
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Fariman (Persian: فريمان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Fariman County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Fariman
Persian: فريمان | |
|---|---|
City | |
Fariman's Dam possibly dates back to the reign of the Sassanid kings of Persia; it was rebuilt during the Timurid and the Qajar era in its current form | |
  Fariman | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′04″N 59°50′47″E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Fariman |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 39,515 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Fariman at GEOnet Names Server | |
Demographics
Climate
| Climate data for Fariman(2006-2010 normals), elevation: 1,460.0 m (4,790.0 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
5.3 (41.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.9 (1.02) |
37.7 (1.48) |
60.2 (2.37) |
47.3 (1.86) |
33.4 (1.31) |
3.6 (0.14) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.4 (0.02) |
1.6 (0.06) |
2.8 (0.11) |
15.1 (0.59) |
20.2 (0.80) |
248.3 (9.76) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 68 | 56 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 48 |
| Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (temperatures[8]), (humidity[9]), (precipitation[10]) | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Khodadad Azizi, born in Fariman; Iranian Football player
- Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, born 21 March 1959 in Fariman; Minister of Health and Medical Education of President Hassan Rouhani
- Morteza Motahhari, 31 January 1919 in Fariman - 1 May 1979; an Iranian cleric, philosopher, lecturer, and politician
- Hadi Khorsandi, born 22 July 1943 (age 75) in Fariman; poet, and writer of Persian socio-political issues.
See also
Media related to Fariman at Wikimedia Commons
